Keshabpur railway station
Keshabpur railway station | |||||||||||
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| Kolkata Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Mandar Gachhya, Keshabpur, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°13′18″N 87°56′55″E / 22.221674°N 87.948672°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 5 metres (16 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Eastern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Panskura-Haldia branch line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | KSBP | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Kharagpur | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1968 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1974-76 | ||||||||||
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Keshabpur railway station is a railway station on the Panskura-Haldia branch line in South Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. The railway station is situated at Mandar Gachhya, Keshabpur, Tamluk in Purba Medinipur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.[1][2]
History
The Howrah-Kharagpur line was opened in 1865[3] and Panskura-Durgachak line was opened in 1968, at a time when Haldia Port was being constructed. It was subsequently extended to Haldia.[3][4] The Panskura-Haldia line including Keshabpur railway station was electrified in 1974–76.[5]
References
- ^ "KSBP/Keshabpur". Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ "KESHABPUR (KSBP) Railway Station". ndtv.com. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ a b "Major events in formation of S.E.Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Haldia" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
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